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Japanese meals made easy. Get dinner on the table in 30 minutes or less with these delicious, quick and easy recipes. You’ll love the Japanese Garlic Fried Rice, Oyakudon (Chicken & Egg Bowl), Soba Noodle Salad, and Hot Pot for One!

White cups containing Matcha Latte with a turip latte art.

Popular Under 30 Minute Recipes

A white plate containing Baked Chicken Katsu (Japanese Chicken Cutlets), shredded cabbage salad, and tomato slices.

Baked Chicken Katsu 揚げないチキンカツ

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Beef udon noodle soup in a donburi bowl.

Beef Udon (Niku Udon) (Video) 肉うどん

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(215)

A plate containing butter shoyu chicken, broccoli, and tomatoes.

Butter Shoyu Chicken バター醤油チキン

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A white plate containing Classic Mentaiko Pasta.

Classic Mentaiko Pasta 明太子パスタ

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A glass plate containing Cold Tuna Tomato Somen topped with julienned shiso leaves.

Cold Tuna and Tomato Somen (Video) ツナとトマトの冷やしそうめん

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(32)

A large gray plate containing garlic onion chicken, green leaf salad, and steamed rice.

Garlic Onion Chicken 鶏肉のガーリックオニオンソース

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(56)

Ginger pork served with shredded cabbage on a white ceramic plate.

Ginger Pork (Shogayaki) (Video) 豚の生姜焼き

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A donburi rice bowl containing gyudon, simmered beef and onions over steamed rice.

Gyudon (Japanese Beef Rice Bowl) 牛丼

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White cups containing Matcha Latte with a turip latte art.

Matcha Latte (Video) 抹茶ラテ

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(56)

Make this hot, steaming cup of homemade Matcha Latte with antioxidant-packed green tea powder...

A black staub containing Kimchi Jjigae (Stew) topped with slices of tofu.

Kimchi Jjigae (Kimchi Stew)

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Kimchi Jjigae is a spicy Korean stew made of pork belly, tofu, and napa...

Red Japanese lacquered bowls containing clear soup (Osumashi) with shiitake mushrooms, fu, and mitsuba leaf.

Japanese Clear Soup (Osumashi) おすまし

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Japanese Clear Soup (Osumashi) features kamaboko fish cake and shiitake mushrooms in an elegant...

A donabe (earthenware hot pot) containing meat, seafood, and vegetables.

Yosenabe (Japanese Hot Pot) 寄せ鍋

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(20)

Yosenabe is a classic Japanese hot pot made with a mix of chicken, seafood,...

A rice bowl containing steamed rice sprinkled with furikake rice seasoning.

Homemade Ingredient

Furikake (Japanese Rice Seasoning) ふりかけ

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Furikake is a savory-sweet rice seasoning of sesame seeds, katsuobushi, and nori seaweed that's...

A round ceramic plate containing napa cabbage stir-fry with shiitake mushrooms and bacon seasoned lightly with soy sauce.

Napa Cabbage Stir-Fry 白菜の炒め物

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This easy Japanese-style Napa Cabbage Stir-Fry with shiitake mushrooms and bacon makes a great...

A Japanese donburi bowl containing Oyakodon, chicken and egg rice bowl.

Oyakodon (Chicken and Egg Rice Bowl) 親子丼

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Classic Oyakodon recipe—chicken and egg are simmered in a sweet and savory dashi sauce...

A white plate containing vegetable yakisoba along with red pickled ginger.

Vegetable Yakisoba 野菜焼きそば

4.55

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Packed with colorful vegetables, this quick and easy noodle dish is perfect for a...

A bowl containing Mazesoba (Mazemen), Japanese Brothless Ramen, topped with seasoned minced meat, green onion, garlic chives, nori seaweed, crushed garlic, and katsuobushi powder.

Mazesoba (Mazemen) 台湾まぜそば

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Mazesoba, or often called Mazemen here in the US, is Japanese brothless ramen that...

A white plate containing Baked Chicken Katsu (Japanese Chicken Cutlets) and shredded cabbage salad.

Baked Chicken Katsu 揚げないチキンカツ

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Juicy, tender, and crispy baked chicken katsu recipe that chicken breast is coated in...

A white plate containing Mentaiko Udon topped with shredded nori and shiso leaves.

Mentaiko Udon (Spicy Cod Roe Udon) 明太子うどん

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(47)

Thick and chewy udon noodles tossed with a creamy sauce flavored with spicy salted...

A white plate containing Japanese simmered beef and tofu (niku dofu).

Simmered Beef and Tofu (Niku Dofu) 肉豆腐

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Known as an easy version of Sukiyaki, Japanese Simmered Beef and Tofu, or Niku...

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